The City of Rochester says it will vigorously defend its long-standing Sanctuary City policy after the U.S. Department of ...

The legal battle between the city of Rochester and the Trump administration took a new turn as the government filed an ...

The Department of Justice filed an amended complaint Friday against the City of Rochester over its sanctuary policies.

On August 26, 2025, the Rochester City Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-283. The measure, formally adopted on August 27, 2025, amends the city’s municipal code to incorporate ...

A federal lawsuit challenging Rochester’s Sanctuary City policy was dismissed “without prejudice” this week by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, city officials announced ...

As federal immigration officers came to take away workers at a Rochester construction site on Westminster Road, advocates for sanctuary city policies turned up Sept. 9 in an effort to stop it. One ...

Previous attempts to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities were blocked by federal judges. Still, AG Pam Bondi promised to "eradicate these harmful policies around the country." Federal ...

A federal judge has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit challenging the city of Rochester, New York's practices as a “sanctuary city.” Judge Frank Geraci ruled on Thursday that the lawsuit became ...

Advocates filled Rochester City Council chambers ahead of a vote on a new sanctuary city law in August. U.S. District Judge Frank Geraci has dismissed a court case filed by the U.S. Department of ...